DWARF_ERRMSG(3) | Library Functions Manual | DWARF_ERRMSG(3)

# NAME

dwarf_errmsg — retrieve a human-readable string corresponding to a Dwarf_Error instance

# LIBRARY

DWARF Access Library (libdwarf, -ldwarf)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <libdwarf.h>

const char *
dwarf_errmsg(Dwarf_Error err);

# DESCRIPTION

Function dwarf_errmsg() returns a NUL-terminated string for the error denoted by argument err.

Argument err should be a valid handle to a Dwarf_Error instance.

# Memory Management

The returned pointer should not be freed using free(3) or dwarf_dealloc(3).

# RETURN VALUES

Function dwarf_errmsg() returns a pointer to a NUL-terminated string.

# SEE ALSO

dwarf(3), dwarf_errno(3)

December 12, 2009 | NetBSD 7.2